For what it's worth:

I'm on the other end of the spectrum.  I got my van for $650 then put about
$250 into getting the valves redone.  She's made several trips from N Tx
down to Austin and back and gone once from Tx to Colorado and back.  No
problems so far.

Good luck!

ds
http://www.spurgin.net/westy1.htm

At 10:04 4/4/2003 -0500, Hailey Cohn wrote:

>greetings all~ im hoping to find a westy/vanagon/any camper , in good
>condition to buy. i know its gonna be real hard to find one in good
>condition for hat amount of $$ (less then $1500) but i figure its
>worth a try. im driving from pa to washington state and back this
>summer and need a reliable car to live in that will get me back and
>still be alive and well.
>any suggestions?
>~aloha~hailey